The Filmmaker's Flow

A good editor's main skill is being a storyteller. Every editing decision should be made in service of the story. A good editor also has to be someone who can callaborate with directors and producers. It's also important to have good people skills and be able to handle difficult editing jobs as well. 00:00 - Intro01:27 - The role of an editor06:36 - Collaborating with Directors09:43 - How...

Let's talk about things I think you should buy as a beginner filmmaker. Cameras are important, but they aren't the most important. I'll cover three other pieces of equipment that will make your job as a filmmaker much easier.00:00 - Intro02:05 - C stand04:51 - My dog crashed the set05:11 - back to talking about C stands06:21 - External Monitor - For Composition07:32 - External Monitor...

In this episode of the Filmmaker's Flow podcast we're talking about areas of the filmmaking process that you can save money. Our minds usually go to buying the best camera or spending lots of money to rent a cool location. Those things are good, but won't make the biggest impact on your film's overall quality. Let's talk about what you should actually spend your money on. Intro...

There's so much focus on what camera or gear you need to make good films but those are important. What will actually make the biggest impact on your filmmaking is understanding composition, color theory, and how to breakdown a script. In this episode of the Filmmaker's Flow podcast I explain why understanding each of these elements is important to story telling. This is how you become a be...

There’s two ways of producing a short film. There’s the professional and organized way and the unprofessional disorganized way. Even if it’s for fun. If you want to be effective you want to treat it professionally. In this episode I talk about breaking down a script, making a shot list and how it benefits you and the crew, scheduling a the actual day of filming, and how to have a smooth post-produ...

In this episode of the FIlmmaker's Flow we're going to talk about when you should buy a new camera and what things should be important factors in your purchasing decision. I also give you some things you should consider buying begore upgrading your camera that will have a drastic impact on your image quality, filmmaking, and visual story telling.00:00 - Intro02:22 - Budget07:47 - Your shoo...

Here are 3 completely free things you can do to improve your cinematography. It has nothing to do with the gear you have or don't have. Once you do these 3 things you'll see drastic improvement not only in your images but the ideas you come up with as well.00:00 - Intro01:14 - Cinematography Notebook07:53 - Using Pinterest to find reference shots13:24 - Re-creating shots for practice15:25...

Thanks for tuning in to episode 2 of the Filmmaker's Flow Podcast. I'm breaking down my top 3 favortie directors and my favorite movie that each have done. I'll drop the names but you have to heck out the episode for the movies. Christoper Nolan, Ryan Coogler, and Wong Kar Wai.00:00 - Intro00:53 - Christopher Nolan - Inception08:37 - Ryan Coogler - Creed15:15 - Wong Kar Wai - In The Mo...

This is episode 1 of the Filmmaker's Flow podcast. I talk about filmmaking and the filmmaking industry. The topic for this episode is important positions I asked people to fill for the pilot episode of my latest project Humanities. Episodes come out every week! 00:00 - Intro00:12 - Explaining the podcast01:26 - Denzel's filmmaking background03:15 - Figuring out which roles to fill on a fil...